Welch News

An additional four defendants in the Bluefield Pill Initiative have been sentenced following hearings this week at U.S. District Court in Bluefield, court documents reveal.

A McDowell County man was arrested Tuesday after an early morning home invasion was reported in the Algoma area.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For more than 45 years, Builder Levy has traveled throughout central Appalachia photographing the people, buildings and landscapes of historic coal towns.

In the spring of 1960, the state of West Virginia was a relevant political force for perhaps the first time in the state's 97-year history at the time.

McDowell County wants to attract new public school teachers, but these new recruits often cannot find a place to live and are forced to reside outside the county.

Craig Hammond, executive director of the Bluefield Union Mission, joined a long list of some of Bluefield's most dedicated public servants - a list that includes his father, the late Dr. Allen A. Hammond - when members of Bluefield's Riley-Vest Post No.

Veterans of all wars and services were cheered Monday as patriotic music played and ceremonies were hosted across the region to honor the sacrifices they made to protect their country.